Sister Kenny

Sister Kenny (1946)

A woman made for love... but whose service to humanity became her destiny!

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1946-10-10
  • User Rating: 6.5/10 from 14 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 56min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: RKO Radio Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Dudley Nichols
star 6.5/10
From 14 Ratings

Summary

An Australian nurse discovers an effective new treatment for infantile paralysis, but experiences great difficulty in convincing doctors of the validity of her claims.

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  • Rosalind Russell

    as Elizabeth Kenny

  • Alexander Knox

    as Dr. McDonnell

  • Dean Jagger

    as Kevin Connors

  • Philip Merivale

    as Dr. Brack

  • Beulah Bondi

    as Mary Kenny

  • Charles Dingle

    as Michael Kenny

  • John Litel

    as Medical Director

  • Doreen McCann

    as Dorrie

  • Fay Helm

    as Mrs. McIntyre

  • Charles Kemper

    as Mr. McIntyre

  • Dorothy Peterson

    as Agnes

  • Jane Allen

    as Woman (uncredited)

  • Gertrude Astor

    as Doctor (uncredited)

  • Walter Baldwin

    as Mr. Ferguson (uncredited)

  • Richard Bartell

    as Doctor (uncredited)

  • George Barton

    as Doctor (uncredited)

  • Mary Bayless

    as Nurse (uncredited)

  • Joseph E. Bernard

    as Ticket Taker (uncredited)

  • Bonnie Blair

    as Waitress (uncredited)

  • Lee Bonnell

    as San Francisco Reporter (uncredited)

  • Egon Brecher

    as Frenchman (uncredited)

  • Virginia Brissac

    as Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)

  • Bobby Burns

    as Parent at Clinic (uncredited)

  • Al Choals

    as Doctor (uncredited)

  • Sally Cleaves

    as Woman (uncredited)

  • Connie Conrad

    as Doctor (uncredited)

  • Edith Conrad

    as Doctor (uncredited)

  • Ellen Corby

    as Hospital Scrub Woman (uncredited)

  • Jeanne Criswell

    as Woman (uncredited)

  • Sheryl Deauville

    as Singing Child with Polio (uncredited)

  • Earl Dobbins

    as Farmer (uncredited)

  • Gloria Donovan

    as Girl (uncredited)

  • Charles Dorety

    as Reporter (uncredited)

  • Ralph Dunn

    as Brisbane Policeman (uncredited)

  • Melinda Erickson

    as Girl (uncredited)

  • Betty Fairfax

    as Nurse (uncredited)

  • Franklyn Farnum

    as Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)

  • Monica Folts

    as Girl (uncredited)

  • Francis Ford

    as Patrick O'Shea (uncredited)

  • Jack Gargan

    as Reporter at Dock (uncredited)

  • Wilda George

    as Doctor (uncredited)

  • Betty Gillette

    as Nurse (uncredited)

  • Mary Gordon

    as Mrs. Gordon (uncredited)

  • Vincent Graeff

    as Boy (uncredited)

  • Karolyn Grimes

    as Carolyn (uncredited)

  • Bobby Hale

    as Cabby (uncredited)

  • Charlie Hall

    as Airport Attendant (uncredited)

  • Charles Halton

    as Mr. Smith (uncredited)

  • Carl Hanson

    as Doctor (uncredited)

  • Lumsden Hare

    as Dr. Shadrack (uncredited)

  • Sam Harris

    as Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)

  • Eddie Hart

    as Doctor at Medical Symposium (uncredited)

  • Alf Haugan

    as Doctor (uncredited)

  • Mame Henderson

    as Girl (uncredited)

  • Len Hendry

    as Doctor (uncredited)

  • Gloria Holden

    as Mrs. McDonnell (uncredited)

  • Beulah Hubbard

    as Doctor (uncredited)

  • David Hughes

    as Doctor (uncredited)

  • Brandon Hurst

    as Mr. Todd (Landlord) (uncredited)

  • Lloyd Ingraham

    as Farmer (uncredited)

  • Warren Jackson

    as Doctor (uncredited)

  • Eddie Kane

    as Reporter (uncredited)

  • Edward Keane

    as Reporter (uncredited)

  • Tom Kingston

    as Doctor (uncredited)

  • Connie Lamont

    as Nurse (uncredited)

  • Bertha Ledbetter

    as Nurse (uncredited)

  • Alan Lee

    as Alan the Farm Hand (uncredited)

  • Ruth Lee

    as Mother (uncredited)

  • Nan Leslie

    as Nurse (uncredited)

  • David Levitt

    as Doctor (uncredited)

  • Orley Lindgren

    as Boy (uncredited)

  • Doris Lloyd

    as Matron (uncredited)

  • Leota Lorraine

    as Woman (uncredited)

  • Sam Lufkin

    as Photographer (uncredited)

  • Irene Mack

    as Woman (uncredited)

  • Thomas Martin

    as Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)

  • Janet Sue Marx

    as Girl (uncredited)

  • Eric Mayne

    as Doctor (uncredited)

  • Larry McGrath

    as Doctor (uncredited)

  • Harry McKim

    as Boy (uncredited)

  • Frank McLure

    as Doctor at Medical Symposium (uncredited)

  • Ruth Miles

    as Woman (uncredited)

  • Daphne Moore

    as Waitress (uncredited)

  • John Moss

    as Doctor (uncredited)

  • Diane Nance

    as Girl (uncredited)

  • Myra Nelson

    as Nurse (uncredited)

  • Georgie Nokes

    as Gordy (uncredited)

  • B.G. Norman

    as Boy (uncredited)

  • Noralee Norman

    as Girl (uncredited)

  • Bob O'Connor

    as Doctor (uncredited)

  • Anne O'Neal

    as Nurse (uncredited)

  • Vivien Oakland

    as Dr. Gideon's Secretary (uncredited)

  • Charles Pawley

    as Orderly (uncredited)

  • Bob Pepper

    as Man (uncredited)

  • Hilda Plowright

    as Saleslady (uncredited)

  • Harry 'Snub' Pollard

    as Man at Barn Dance (uncredited)

  • Allan Ray

    as Photographer (uncredited)

  • Frank Reicher

    as Dr. Chuter (uncredited)

  • Waclaw Rekwart

    as Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)

  • Jeffrey Sayre

    as Elizabeth's Dance Partner (uncredited)

  • Eli Schmudkler

    as Newsboy (uncredited)

  • Dick Scott

    as Reporter (uncredited)

  • Allen D. Sewall

    as Man at Barn Dance (uncredited)

  • Lucile Sewall

    as Woman at Barn Dance (uncredited)

  • Barbara Smith

    as Woman (uncredited)

  • Warren Smith

    as Doctor (uncredited)

  • Paul Stanton

    as Dr. Gideon (uncredited)

  • Larry Steers

    as Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)

  • Robert Strong

    as Man (uncredited)

  • Tex Swan

    as Man (uncredited)

  • Bob Templeton

    as Intern (uncredited)

  • David Thursby

    as Angus Frazier (uncredited)

  • Regis Toomey

    as New York Reporter (uncredited)

  • Ray Toone

    as Doctor (uncredited)

  • Arthur Tovey

    as Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)

  • Clare Verdera

    as Mother of Boy (uncredited)

  • John P. Wade

    as Man (uncredited)

  • Nellie Walker

    as Farmer's Wife (uncredited)

  • Ray Walker

    as Doctor at Minneapolis Lecture (uncredited)

  • Elena Warren

    as Nurse (uncredited)
Writing Dudley Nichols Screenplay
Directing Dudley Nichols Director
Visual Effects Albert Simpson Matte Painter
Camera Eddie Pyle Camera Operator
Writing Mary McCarthy Screenplay
Writing Alexander Knox Screenplay

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